All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2021 // La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Michelle Johnson chief talent and diversity officer. Johnson was previously senior vice president of people and talent, having served in this role since joining the...
Jan 6 2021 // Markel Corporation has hired Trevor Gandy as managing director for Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, effective January 1, 2021.In this new role, Gandy will further shape the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion...
Dec 18 2020 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19.Diversity needs to be more than a mere buzzword in the...
Dec 1 2020 // Exchange operator Nasdaq has proposed new rules for listed companies around board diversity and disclosure.According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the new listing rules, approved by Nasdaq...
Dec 1 2020 // U.S. insurers are taking a closer look at the recruiting and succession practices of corporate customers, worried about mounting lawsuits over a lack of diversity among top executives and directors, industry sources...
Nov 19 2020 // When Jerald Tillman and Mike James started their careers more than 20 years ago, working in the U.S. insurance industry was not on their radar, but programs to attract Blacks and other minorities brought them into the...
Nov 18 2020 // The U.S. insurance industry has achieved only modest gains in increasing diversity over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.S&P found that the percentage of...
Oct 16 2020 // More data disclosure will help investors, employees and customers judge the pledges many American companies have made to diversify their workforces and boardrooms, activists and analysts said on Tuesday.Companies should...
Oct 8 2020 // Microsoft says the U.S. Labor Department is scrutinizing its efforts to boost Black employment and leadership at the tech company.Microsoft disclosed in a blog post Tuesday that it received a letter from the agency last...
Sep 28 2020 // American International Group Inc. has lost four senior Black managers in recent weeks, including two who were tasked with improving the diversity of the insurer’s ranks.Global inclusion head Vievette Henry and Walter...
Sep 24 2020 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has promoted Raven James to director of Diversity & Inclusion.In this newly created role, James will lead the Diversity &...
Jul 20 2020 // Manulife Financial Corp said on Friday it was making a push to increase the representation of minorities across its North American businesses, joining a host of companies that have pledged to improve racial diversity at...
Jul 9 2020 // AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark.The asset management unit of French insurer AXA...
Jul 6 2020 // American companies are coming under increasing pressure from investors to publicly disclose information about diversity among employees in the wake of nationwide protests against racial discrimination.Many executives have...
Jul 1 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced the launched an “Invest in Our Diverse Communities” initiative to identify diverse woman-, veteran-, LGBTQ, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander,...
Jun 17 2020 // A former Morgan Stanley diversity officer sued the bank on Tuesday, alleging racial discrimination, retaliation and violation of equal pay laws, according to a court filing.The plaintiff, Marilyn Booker, was a managing...
May 13 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced the newest members of the Insurance Diversity Task Force, which makes recommendations to the commissioner on ways to increase diversity within the...
Feb 6 2020 // Crawford & Company, a global provider of claims management and outsourcing options to insurance brokers, carriers and corporates, has established an Office of Diversity that will be tasked with designing and...
Feb 3 2020 // Washington, D.C. February 3, 2020 – The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the Life Insurance Council of...
Jan 21 2020 // A minority-led insurance and reinsurance broker has launched with ambitious goals of achieving $100 million in revenue within five years and having the most diverse workforce in the industry.Protecdiv, based in...